I miss being in the country during winter. No, I’m not willing to move there but just to spend a weekend or two far from the city. There’s something about the stillness of a sharply cold night that is so appealing. Add a full moon and it’s magical. Likewise, there’s something really special about a sunrise/sunset over a landscape blanketed with newly-fallen snow. You’ve captured that in these photos. Very nicely done.

I love that you have a clear appreciation for the pleasures of the country without needing to live there, John. I think you’ve pinpointed some of the unique pleasures of a northern winter in this kind of setting, and if I’ve managed to do something similar with my photos, I’m really pleased. You have the spirit of someone who knows the good things about living!

How did you fare with the large snowfall we received this week? Sidewalks are still unplowed here – it will take awhile to dig out from all of it. I haven’t gotten out skiing as much as I’d like (my lament every winter) so am keen to get out now!

Thank you Katherine! The huge snowfall was hugely welcome at our place as we had family visiting. They were really disappointed at the lack of snow when they first arrived, but that storm made the rest of their visit a real treat! I haven’t skied at all, but I have snowshoed a lot (they really help on the strange icy ground we had to contend with). Hope you get out for a ski or some snow fun!

On my mind recently

What is she on about?

Our family of four lives in a small town in Eastern Ontario (Canada) where we're building a homestead of sorts.

Depending on the time of year, this blog is reflective of one of my main passions. Sometimes it looks a lot like a food blog (and I love talking about baking and cooking with kids in general), in the summer it leans heavily towards gardening and do-it-yourself-project blog, there's a very strong emphasis on parenting, living lightly/locally and actively, and a bunch of stuff in between, including the odd book review.

“Wuppenif” was coined by our youngest son and is a contraction of “What would happen if?”, something that I think we all need to get better asking as we get older. Some of life’s best journeys start from this basic question.